Today’s Twitterchat on Early Learning

Today at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, be sure to participate in the #InvestInKids Tweetchat. It’s going to be a lively, hour-long Twitter conversation about early learning and the federal Strong Start for America’s Children Act, which would expand early learning opportunities for children age birth to five.

The Tweetchat, a bipartisan effort, is being sponsored by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).

“We have a variety of great guests confirmed – Representatives George Miller and Richard Hanna, Mark Shriver, Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Save the Children, and Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of Children’s Defense Fund. Stay tuned for even more special guests!” NWLC said in an email.

“Please join us and invite your governors, local leaders and elected officials to join as well.”

Strategies for Children will be tweeting @EarlyEd4all and so will Amy O’Leary, our Early Education for All campaign director.

Eye on Early Education focuses on the twin goals of ensuring that Massachusetts children have access to high-quality early education and become proficient readers by the end of third grade.

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Alyssa Haywoode comes to Eye on Early Education after a career in journalism that included writing editorials for the Des Moines Register and Boston Globe. She has written about education, human services, immigration, homelessness, philanthropy and the arts.